Process of producing gaseous fuel.



F. IVI. RITES, DECD.

c. H. GALLAGHER` EXECUTOR.

PROCESS FOR PHODUCING GASEOUS FUEL.

APPLicATloN FILED FB.5,1913.

' llcyg@ Y Patented June 29, i915).

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rnoonss or rnonucmo easnous'runn spaciaa, i Letters Patent.

Patented June ea, 1915.

Applicpti filed February 5, 1913. Serial No. 746,295.

Be it known'that 1,' Francis M. Runs, a

vcitizen ofv the'United States, residing at- Slaterville Sprin s, 'inthe county of Tompkine, and Stateo New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvements v1n Processes of Producing Gas'eous Fuel, of

4which the following. iS'a Specification.

The object .of this invention is to provide an improved process andapparatus by which gaseous fuel maybe produced from crude o11.

In the accompanying drawings, igure 1`v is a longitudinal section of myimproved apparatus, by which the process is worked, the section beingtaken on the line 1"-1". of Fig. 2. 2 is a vertical cross section on theline 2"-43- x of Fig. 1.

In the accompanying drawings like reference numerals refer to likeparts.

In the drawings 1 imlicates the tube into which the crude oil .sintroduced for the urpose of ordinary and destructive distilliition. v

Reference numeral4 2 indicates a tube surrounding the first tube 'forthe purpose of heating the first tube.

Reference numeral 3 indicates a water 4tube which surrounds the tube 2,in the space between which tubes water is confined for the purpose ofcooling the inner tube 2.

In the inner tube 1 is placed a series of partitions 4, 4, etc., for apurpose that will presently be described. The rod passes through thesepartitions, this rod being surrounded by the sleeves 6, 6 bywhich thed1- vision plates are spaced apart. These sleeves and. divisionplatesare all tied together by the rod 5 which has the nuts 7 and 8 on theends thereof by which they are also held in place with reference to thecylnder heads. 9 and 10 of the apparatus. Each of the division plates ispierced at the top and the bottom with the openings 11 and 12.' Thelower openings 11 permit and regulate the How of crude oil through thetube 1, so that theoil is spaced somewhat uniformly throughout thelength of` the tube, and prevent circulation of the oil within the tube.The upper openings 12, 12 are to permit the escape of the gase's andvapors as rapidly as' they are formed.

drained from the inner tube 1 bymeans of 55 the tube 14 through which itis fed into the burner 15, which burner extends through the cylinderhead 9 and into the tube 2. It 1s this residue that is drained tofurnish the f heat by which the process is carried on.

The space between the tubes 2 and 3 is filled withwater for the purposeof cooling the tube2.` The product of distillation'j is carried from thetube 11 through thertube 16 and the producer gas which is producedinside of the tube 2 is carried oii" through the` tube 17, both of thesebeing combined and carried out through the tube 18. The steam that isformed in the water space rfrom the heat of combustion is carried backthrough 70.

the tube 19 and discharged into the tube 2 i, V .75 are placed thebaflie plates v21, 21, 21, by which a better application and utilizationof the heat is secured.

The Whole apparatus is slightly inclinedl toward vthe rear so thatthere' will be a grav- 80 ity iiow of the crude oil'A from the front tothe rear of the apparatus.

rI he process that is carried out by this apparatus may be described asfollows-z The crude oil is introduced through the tube 12%` 85 into theinner tube 1 and is subjected tothe heat which is generated by theburner 15 in side of the tube 2. As it slowly flows back and downwardthe more volatile and the more easily distilled elements of the crudeloil pass off through the l*tube 16. As the crude oil works its wayfarther along the tube 1 it is subjected to greater and greaterl heat,which causes a distillation of the heav'- ier products'or even theb'reaking'or crack- 95 ing up of thehcavier products into vapors orpermanent gases, so that by the time the crude oil has reached the rearend of the" tube 1 only the tar and perhaps some of the hea-vierelements of the oil still-A remaiu. `1011 These in turn pass through thetube 14. into theburner 15 from which they are sprayed tially burn andfurnish the heat for. the" dis- 'is codled by thel water tillation thatoccursin the tube Il. The tube A 2 ingide of which the combustion isconfined, jacket surroundin it, which in turn secures an unequal dis'trigbution ef beet alom,y the tube l, causing the rear end of the tue to be considerably hotter than the frontl end of the tube. The steam'which is generated from the water jacket passesrof' through the tube 19and is discharged into the tube 2 at the" rear end, where in connectionwith Athe partly consumed products ef the' combustion from the tube l5,it'formswater gas bylcombining with them. ln this way by theaboyezfapparatus, the process may be carried bn continuously for theproduction of gaseous fuel.

I am aware that apparatus has heretofore been used for securing theseparation of the various elements of crude oil, but such apparatusrapidly becomes foul by the deposit 0f the tarry and other heavyresidues of the crude oil, so that itis more or lese imprac tical to useit. This apparatus however is designed vwith -a View of keeping itselfclean and eliminating the residue bv Wholly o r partially burning it.

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I claim: v

4i. A process of producing combustible gas vapor consisting ofcontinuously feeding crude oil to a, ivaporizing chambezypartlydistilling said,l crudel oil', drawing l oil' the vapor producedthereby, draining and partiaily burning the residue thereof to furnishthe heat for distillation,`converting it into gas or vapor and mixing itwith the product of diillatiou. I

process of producing combustible gas and Vapor conslsting ofcontinuously feedl' ing crude oil to a v porizing chamber, partlydistilling said 'cruy vapor, produced thereby, draining and partiallyburnin .the residue thereof tofurnish nthe heat for l, istillationkandconverting the residue into 'a 'cqmbustiblegas for vapor audcollectingthe same.

In testimon whereof I aiix in presence o two witnesses.

' FRANCIS M. BITES.

my signature Witnesses:

EDWARD J. Nrzvms, Taunus BURNS.`

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